For more than 40 years Hochsauerlandkreis and West-Lothian are linked in a regional partnership. Yet the exchanged only appeared in the exchange about culture and sports. With the application for PRACTICE (Prospects Research Achievement Competence Training Improvement Challenges Employment) the cooperation will be widened. It will now also involve the field education and economy.The applicant is• Hochsauerlandkreis. Partners in the project are• West-Lothian-Council• West-Lothian-College• Skills Development Scotland• Handwerkskammer Südwestfalen• Agentur für Arbeit Meschede-Soest• Berufskolleg am Eichholz• Ruth-Cohn-SchuleThe exchange in several contexts has shown that there is a common theme for both regions in the fields of education and economy: there is a group of youth that cannot use the systems of support so effectively. They cannot use education, training and occupations effectively to find their place in society. These youth are affected by early school leaving.During the project PRACTICE both regions will focus on this problem, will exchange about established practice, will develop new common prospects.Intending this practitioners and leaders from administration, schools, occupational training and economy will cooperate.Besides the intensive regional networking there will be a cooperation of both regions with the intention to• exchange about Best Practice• find ways and to develop procedures to identify complex problems of students• review approach concerning efficiency of labour• develop a linked procedure for both regions• use intensive exchange to understand the problems, to develop and to test new workable practice.Leader of both regions use transnational meeting for exchange, practitioners of all professions experience the working environment of their colleagues in the partner-region. Common trainings and the exchange in working groups allow an intensive gain of knowledge and understanding as a way of lifelong learning.The students benefit from this exchange. Their potential and their needs will be explored by an intensive diagnostic. Their progress will be described that way that it will be an informative basis for education just as for administration and economy. They will have the chance to experience new common support. Their gain of skills will be attested by certificates.The described problem can also be found in other regions of both countries. So the project will offer a wide choice of information about the aims of the project, the practice and the results.
For more than 40 years Hochsauerlandkreis and West-Lothian are linked in a regional partnership. Yet the exchanged only appeared in the exchange about culture and sports. With the application for PRACTICE (Prospects Research Achievement Competence Training Improvement Challenges Employment) the cooperation will be widened. It will now also involve the field education and economy. The applicant is Hochsauerlandkreis. Partners in the project are West-Lothian-Council, West-Lothian-College, Co-Operative Education Trust Scotland (CETS), Handwerkskammer Südwestfalen, Agentur für Arbeit Meschede-Soest, Berufskolleg am Eichholz, Ruth-Cohn-Schule. The exchange in several contexts has shown that there is a common theme for both regions in the fields of education and economy: there is a group of youth that needs assistance to access the system of support. They may find it difficult to access education and employment. These youths can be affected by early school leaving. During the project PRACTICE both regions will focus on this and will share best practice and will develop new common prospects. Practitioners and leaders from each organization will work together to exchange best practice, to find ways of developing procedures around identifying and supporting students with additional needs into a positive destination, to develop and to enhance existing procedures in both regions during the exchange. All partners will develop and test new work place practice. Leaders of both regions use transnational meetings for exchange and practitioners of all professions experience the working environment of their colleagues in the partner-region. Joined trainings and the exchange of professional dialogue will promote a greater understanding and opportunity for continued professional development for staff. The students benefit from this exchange in a number of ways. Their progress will be explored in a way that will inform education, administration and the economy by use of a diagnostic tool. Students will have the chance to experience a range of opportunities ans accrued skills will be certificated. The content of this application can also be found in other regions of both countries. Therefor the project will provide a source of information including aims, practice and the results.